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Instead, French firm Gemalto will be awarded the £490 million contract to produce new blue passports when they're introduced next year. "The irony is unreal", said Eloise Todd, CEO of the campaign group Best for Britain. "All parties need to seek a broad deal accommodating both the position of the UK Government and the principles on which the European Union is built".

Phil Murphy said the winter storm resulted in one fatal auto collision and more than 7,000 power outages. Spring kicked off with a wallop of wintry weather along the East Coast as the fourth nor'easter in three weeks dumped more than a foot of snow in some places Wednesday.

As had been widely predicted, the Federal Reserve chose to increase its interest rate by 0.25% during its March meeting. While recent home sales and retail spending data have been on the weak side, the overall economic picture has brightened after growth accelerated to 2.3 percent a year ago.

The cyclist, Elaine Herzberg , died following the incident . But Smith said that from what he observed on the video, the Uber driver appears to be relying too much on the self-driving system by not looking up at the road. The camera which is installed in the auto does not perform well in dark but the radar and Lidar work efficiently in the dark. Before Uber began testing self-driving auto in Arizona in February past year, they were reportedly banned from California over safety ...

In a bankruptcy filing last month , Toys "R" Us blamed Amazon , Target and Walmart for its demise because they exclusively focus on toys and couldn't compete with the competitive prices. Larian, who said he worries about the long-term future of the toy industry without a major, national dedicated toy store chain, has already made a separate bid to buy Toys "R" Us Canada.

Its IPO priced at $21 a share late Thursday - $1 above the projected range of $18 to $20 each and was several times oversubscribed. After Snap's disappointing IPO - it is now trading roughly 4% below its $17 IPO price - analysts believe the Dropbox and Spotify offerings boost the tech IPO market this year.

When some of the Twitter users reminded the multi-billionaire that his electric auto company Tesla also has an account, Musk replied that he would definitely delete it, noting that the page "looks lame anyway ". Mozilla , Tesla and other companies are distancing themselves from Facebook following revelations of a major leak of user data to political consultants associated with the 2016 Trump campaign.

The proposal - which includes provisions from the Senate's Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) - also would clarify trafficking victims have the right to bring civil action against such online sites as the classified advertising company Backpage.com.

Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd were set to open down 7.83% on Friday after Naspers Ltd's plan to cut its stake in the Chinese internet giant in a deal that could net the South African media and e-commerce group up to $11 billion. The stocks were set to open at HK$405, the lowest opening price since 9 February. The funds will reportedly be used to reinforce Naspers' balance sheet and will be invested over time to accelerate the growth of Naspers' classifieds, online food delivery and ...

Unfortunately for Preiss, she was the one removed from the flight. At first the agent told her she could get a voucher worth $3,000 or $4,000. In response, a United spokesperson released a statement saying it had "issued this voucher per our policy".

Eventually, China and Europe will get a plug-in hybrid with a net output of 362 hp, too. This time its new flagship - the third-generation Touareg - based round the same aluminium and steel modular architecture and box of bits as the Bentley Bentayga , Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7 .

The vast mass of predominantly plastic waste floats halfway between California and Hawaii , as a large part of the more than five trillion pieces of plastic garbage now polluting our planet's most precious resource. The study was performed by scientists over the course of three years from the Ocean Cleanup Foundation , six universities and an aerial sensor company.

Cable Hill Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of General Mills by 274.5% in the 3rd quarter. The stock's price to sales ratio for trailing twelve months is 1.84 and price to book ratio for the most recent quarter is 6.74, whereas price to cash per share for the most recent quarter are 29.79.

This is the first "Green budget" of the government for effective containment of pollution in the city, the Deputy CM said in the budget session of the Assembly. Government to give Rs. 1 lakh to industrial units that switch to piped natural gas. Around 200-250 cameras to be installed in each school so parents can see their children through live-streaming.

NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office tries to detect asteroids and comets that might get dangerously close to Earth's orbit. NASA actually has a Planetary Defense Coordination Office that is fully dedicated to detecting risky asteroids and comets close to Earth's orbit, which is part of how we were aware of the potential threat of Bennu.

Shareholders of electric auto and solar panel maker Tesla are voting on a pay package for iconic CEO Elon Musk that could net him more than $50 billion for meeting lofty milestones over the next decade. Meanwhile, the company has faced continued setbacks on its more affordable Model 3. Supporters have argued it will help keep Musk focused on the company at a time when he is also increasingly involved in SpaceX , his space exploration company, and other ventures.

Mesa now operates 60 Embraer EJET 175s (E175) and 20 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet 700s (CRJ700) as United Express. Speaking about animal travel, animal rights charity PETA President Ingrid Newkirk, said: "If our dogs can't fly with us in the cabin where we can see and reassure them, the only safe choices are to drive with them to our destination or leave them at home with a trusted friend or sitting service".

The proposal would also capture "platform" technologies that enable two users to interact commercially, such as AirBnB or parts of the Amazon offering that allows two customers to transact a sale between themselves. The commission said it would want these taxes in place until it could develop larger "comprehensive reform". On Friday the OECD, which is also working on ways to modernise the global rules of corporate tax to take better account of digitalisation, said it does not recommend the ...

The one who presented the legislation , Katy Tang issued a statement "more than 50 million animals are violently killed each year around the world to support the fashion industry". Hawk showroom in San Francisco. The legislation states that, "the sale of fur products in San Francisco is inconsistent with the City's ethos of treating all living beings, humans and animals alike, with kindness".

For optics, the smartphone is equipped with a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF support and LED flash. Starting with itel S42 , the phone comes with a 5.65-inch HD+ (720 x 1440 pixels) 2.5D glass display with 18:9 aspect ratio. Both phones have microSD card slot that supports memory expansion up to 32GB. It runs Android 7.0 Nougat and sports a 5.45-inch FWVGA+ (480x960p) 18:9 display .